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今日の漢字
Grade 2JLPT N4

direction, person, alternative

4 strokes · frequency rank #46

On
ホウ
Kun
かた、-かた、-がた

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Common words

  1. いっぽうone (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way1
    • The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.

    • But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.

    • I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.

  2. ちほうdistrict; region; area; locality2
    • He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.

    • It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

    • A cold wave hit this district.

  3. ほうこうdirection; orientation; bearing; way3
    • Which way is the cheese shelf?

    • You got that one going in a good direction.

    • I asked a policeman for directions.

  4. ほうほうmethod; way; manner; process4
    • This is how I learned English.

    • He's behind the times in his methods.

    • This method is sure to work.

  5. ほうしんpolicy; course; plan (of action); principle5
    • The policy fluctuated between two opinions.

    • They adopted a new policy.

    • Keep to your own line.

  6. みかたviewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view6
    • From my point of view, it would be better to wait a little longer.

    • The war affected the way the Japanese view nuclear weapons.

    • She has a broad view of things.

  7. ほっぽうthe north; northward; northern direction7
    • Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.

    • The ship struck northward.

  8. そうほうboth parties; both sides8
    • Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.

    • He attracted votes away from both candidates.

    • Both sides had to compromise with each other.

  9. ほうしきform; method; system; formula9
    • He worked out a new formula.

    • Our school adopted his teaching methods.

    • That university conducts its entrance examinations using a computer scored answer sheet.

  10. ゆくえ(one's) whereabouts10
    • The whereabouts of the suspect is still unknown.

    • Each taxpayer has the right to know where his money goes.

    • Nothing whatever is known of him.

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